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ICD-10-CM Code for Unspecified cataract H26.9

ICD-10 code H26.9 for Unspecified cataract is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the eye and adnexa .

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Unspecified cataract

H26

Excludes1: congenital cataract (Q12.0)

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I cannot find what I did wrong
[QUOTE="Mrsrpc, post: 516313, member: 798523"] According to the LCD, how is an extracapsular cataract surgery with insertion of an intraocular lens for a drug induced cataract in the left eye reported... [ Read More ]
I cannot find what I did wrong
According to the LCD, how is an extracapsular cataract surgery with insertion of an intraocular lens for a drug induced cataract in the left eye reported? ... [ Read More ]
Pre-senile cataract removal in adult patient
I think we're confusing diagnosis with code descriptor here. In this scenario, the diagnosis is 'pre-senile cataract'. ICD-10 maps this to H26 which has a descriptor of 'infantile and juvenile catar... [ Read More ]
Pre-senile cataract removal in adult patient
'Pre-senile cataract' codes to the H26 category in ICD-10 - I could be mistaken, but I'm not aware of any coding guideline that puts an age limit on the use of these codes or that would allow you to c... [ Read More ]
Diabetes, Posterior Capsule Opacity
No. H26.49 is the base code you use with additional digits for the eye(s) involved. In most cases, unless the diabetes is uncontrolled for a long period of time, the posterior capsule opacity isn't re... [ Read More ]
Coding cataract extraction
I have coded cataract extraction for several years, but only until recently, it was the anesthesia support for it. But about 2 weeks ago, I began working directly for the eye docs. The op note they ... [ Read More ]
Ophthalmolgy Assistance Needed
when I look this up in I-10 it directs me to H26.8 Other specified cataract. I actually used the word "Pseudoexfoliation." In the Index it has "Pseudoexfoliation, capsule (lens) - see Cataract, speci... [ Read More ]
Age-related cataract
Our nurses fill out our charges and they rarely specify the type of cataract; for example, they write cataract OS or cataract OD, so I code them H26.9 since they do not specify age-related, etc. Since... [ Read More ]
Help understanding op report for lysis of iris-anterior capsule adhesion
I coded the following report with 66840-LT & 65870-LT (H26.492, Z98.69, H21.512) but it was rejected - and I now find the physician scheduled 66840 with 67005. 66840 - Removal of lens material; aspi... [ Read More ]
Diabetes and Cataracts
At our practice, we have a patient who is diabetic and has a cataract. There is no evidence within the records whether this is a "diabetic cataract" or not. I'm not sure whether to code this patient... [ Read More ]
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